The difference
The only management company in the Smokies with a capped inventory
The large companies take on hundreds of rentals and treat yours like a number on a spreadsheet. We deliberately limit how many we manage, so every owner gets a real conversation and every cabin gets real attention.
As one of the TOP RATED management companies on AirDNA, we turn over every stone to make sure your investment is performing at the top of the market.
Owners, not just operators
We manage our own cabins on the same roster as yours.
Full service management
We handle everything. You earn more.
One local team runs the whole operation. From the first guest inquiry through to the final review, everything below is included rather than sold back to you later as an add on.
Bookings & calendar
Your calendar is listed, synced and tuned across Airbnb, Vrbo and direct booking, so no open night goes to waste.
Pricing set by people
A person, not an algorithm on autopilot. Rates move daily around Smokies demand, local events and the season, set by someone who knows this market.
Marketing & listings
Photography that does the cabin justice and listing copy written to turn browsers into bookings, distributed everywhere guests are looking.
Housekeeping & turnovers
Local cleaners we know by name, held to a hotel standard, and a set of eyes on every turnover before the next guest pulls in.
24/7 guest communication
Guests get a fast answer whatever the hour, so a small question never quietly becomes a three star review.
Maintenance & contractors
Trades we trust, on call. Most issues are spotted and sorted before you or your guests ever hear about them.
Design & styling
From a light refresh to a full transformation, our design work is what makes a cabin stop the scroll in a crowded market.
Reviews & reputation
The rating you hold today is what fills next season. Everything we do is pointed at protecting it.
It is more than management
It is family
Joe and Andrea started their real estate journey in 2016 around East Tennessee. In 2021 they caught the short term rental bug and began investing in their own cabins in the Smoky Mountains.
After watching other owners struggle inside the huge rosters of the big management companies, they formed Southern Sons Hospitality: the first company in the area to cap its inventory in order to keep a genuine family style approach.
Joe
CEO / Owner
Joe grew up watching his parents, both teachers, build security through property. That interest turned into a 25 year television career producing property shows for HGTV, OWN, Weather and Magnolia. Joe is heavily involved in the day to day operations, revenue management, listing optimizations, and client relations.
Andrea
CFO / CDO / Owner
Andrea has been designing scroll stopping cabins for the last 5 years in the Smokies. Her designs average an increase in revenue of 45% across the 5 year span. Before she caught the design bug, she was an accountant for two of the biggest companies in Tennessee, Regal and Bush Beans. Today she is using both sides of her brain as SSH’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Design Officer.
David
Director of Operations
David is the operational ninja of SSH. He has spent the last 5 years working at some of the fastest growing management companies in the Smokies. His experience with guest management, client relations, workflow optimizations, software implementation and so much more has helped SSH level up across the board.
Jessie
Operations Assistant
As Operations Assistant, Jessie is on the front lines of guest communication, cleaner relations, contractor coordination, and overall experience at the cabins. Where other companies are using AI bots to talk to their guests, Jessie brings a personal touch that guests greatly appreciate. Her ability to find the “Disney moment” each week for our guests is a big reason why we have the rating we have.
Before & after
Same cabin. Different income.
Check out Andrea’s latest work, which has averaged an increase in annual revenue of 45%.
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Living and dining
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Bunk room
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living room
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Garage to game room
Owner questions
Before you reach out
We are the only management company in the Smokies that keeps a capped inventory, which means we heavily monitor who we take on and when. Most companies in the area aim to onboard 10 to 20 cabins a month, we make sure not to do that in a year. We are QUALITY over quantity to ensure we’re running your cabin like it’s our own.
Design is a separate service that runs through Southern Sons Designs with Andrea. Andrea will run the on-site scout, create the theme and amenity “wow factors”, and then build the full concept boards. We do not offer launch services (ordering, receiving, implementation), but we have a list of preferred vendors in the area that we will work with to ensure your design is completed in full.
Absolutely not. As long as your cabin is up to our company’s design standards, you do not need to hire us for that. We have worked closely with several third party designers over the years. Our main sticking point is that we only take on cabins that have an updated design, so we can hit your cabin’s top revenue goals.
Our goal is to make this as passive as possible for our owners. Most of our clients are busy with their careers, businesses and life in general, so it is our job to make everything as seamless as possible for them. We have the workflows in place where the money flows to you, and we take care of everything else.